+1! Love the drops. I have 3 road bikes and one tandem. All have 46cm noodles.
I have tried the upright bars and they Don't work for anything but a short ride
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I forgot to add that, with bars set up as described, 5 miles in the hooks
nonstop is no problem, almost indefinitely with the Fargo. I am doing neck
stretching exercises recommended by Mark Rosenberg (?) at howtostretch.com,
but given that I routinely ride 5 miles or so in the hooks non stop -- the
Hugh and Steve: I think -- not sure, but I *think* -- that the key to
higher-bar comfort and efficiency, at least in my own case, is to maintain
the bend at the hips and sufficient weight forward of the bike centerline
by extending the bar forward as it comes up. I've described this before,
but onc
I did run the drops higher than my saddle for a while right after I
recovered enough to get back on my drop-barred bikes but it feels
unbalanced to me and puts too much pressure on my hands. Same (hand
pressure) problem, plus lack of varied hand-position and back angle options
keeps me from using
Patrick,
Yes, that essentially describes my set up and why my drops feel so good.
When I sit up hands on top of the bar I sit fairly upright so I get the
best of both. When riding a carbon race bike I could only stand being in
the drops for a really brief period.
What Steven described would proba
Would raising them significantly make them work? Don't suppose this hasn't
occurred to you, but it does allow me to mention that after replacing the
Midge bar on the Fargo with a much narrower but much deeper drop 44 cm B
135, I found that placing the bar about 1" above the saddle -- 2" higher
than
Yeah, I've run noodles for years and, since an unfortunate episode with a
herniated disc in my neck last summer, find myself wanting to shorten the
reach beyond what is possible to accomplish by using a shorter stem. I put
a set of short/shallow bars from Soma (HWY 1) on my latest bike and they're
Bryan.
I have Sunday mornings off I can feasibly start at 8 am do a 20 or 25 miler
with
some lunch and then split for work. If we met say around Griffith park we
could ride some of the LA river trail then loop up to the observatory and
down garbage truck back to our cars? I'm also open to ridi
Agreed
I've been flirting with the idea of taking off the Nitto "Dream" bars
...whatever the model# is from my Road and completely switching out to M
bars which I use on my other 3 bikes
But...the drop bars...especially with those dreamy TRP road levers are the
ticket for the longer rides (3
Hi, Hugh
Sounds good. Let me know if you ever have a Sunday off from work and want
to ride.
Bryan
On Monday, August 12, 2013 6:07:34 PM UTC-7, hsmitham wrote:
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> Hey Bryan,
>
> Thanks I am enjoying the Hilsen. We need to get a ride in soon. I figure
> you've been busy of late.
>
> Best,
>
>
Albas and M-bars are great, but lack that extra position in the drops
that I find necessary on longer rides (>3 hrs). Yes there are multiple
hand positions on those bars, but they're on the same plane, so my
arm, neck and shoulder muscles don't get enough change in the ride to
be most comfortable.
Andy.
Thanks for the kind words.
As far as bars go if I had the bikes you speak of I'm sure I'd love up
right bars on a cargo or strictly city bicycle. I remember considering the
Atlantis, Hillborne and Hilsen , the Hilsen obviously won because it
promised to carry a medium load but was willing t
Hey Bryan,
Thanks I am enjoying the Hilsen. We need to get a ride in soon. I figure
you've been busy of late.
Best,
Hugh
Sunland, Ca
On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Bryan wrote:
> Hi, Hugh
>
> I love the drops! Both of my Rivs proudly sport 46 Noodles. I've done the
> Moustache and Albat
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